Comments on: Dear Brothers in Anarchy…

By: Austin

Austin — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 06:46:09 +0000

I think I just read a critique from the girl of my dreams.

By: Kerry

Kerry — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 09:01:37 +0000

Keep up the good work, “anarcho” capitalists don’t realize that anarchism by definition means the abolition of private property.

But if we keep up the discussion, we can win them over.

By: Matt

Matt — Mon, 30 Apr 2007 10:37:23 +0000

To me, the inherent appeal of anarchism is the idea of each to their own. It seems like your version of anarchism is more oppressive than theirs; they want the state not to exist, you want the state not to exist and also to crack down on capitalism/pursuit of wealth/whatever you want to call it. I completely understand that you find these things abhorrent, but completely disagree that we should be able to enforce our preferences on others. Under their system you would be free to start your own company/organisation with non-oppressive non-wage slavery systems. I get the feeling their way of live would not be allowed under your system. For this reason alone, I prefer their proposal. Theirs seems to encourage innovation, whiles yours seems to oppose it. Have I misunderstood?

By: Stephen Whittington

Stephen Whittington — Mon, 30 Apr 2007 07:32:43 +0000

I have posted a response on my blog here.

By: Francois Tremblay

Francois Tremblay — Mon, 23 Apr 2007 05:29:44 +0000

Please stop spreading your lies. Leftist “Anarchy” is not Anarchy. Supporting the mechanisms of the State while professing to oppose it (like your hero Chomsky) is not Anarchy. Get your head outta the sand.

By: kakariki

kakariki — Mon, 23 Apr 2007 02:28:37 +0000

Nicely written. Wish I could be so polite

By: Livette

Livette — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 06:38:44 +0000

Nice blog!

By: anarchafairy

anarchafairy — Sat, 14 Apr 2007 01:54:24 +0000

Hey – I did a google search and apparently it’s Eric Hobsbawm uses the phrase “short 20th century”, who I’m guessing you’ve got the phrase from. I picked up the phrase from something Chamsy wrote I think, who in turn must have gotten it from Giovanni Arrighi, whoever that is.

From Wikipedia:

The short twentieth century

The “left-wing” historian Eric Hobsbawm uses the term “short twentieth century” for the period from the start of World War I to the fall of communism (1994: Age of Extremes), presumably intended to evoke historians’ commonly used term “long nineteenth century”, referring to the period from the start of the French Revolution in 1789 to the start of World War I.

The long twentieth century

On the contrary, the Italian marxist historian Giovanni Arrighi, describes a long twentieth century, one that was characterised by a persistent class struggle, wars and revolutions (1994: The Long Twentieth Century). In capitalism the world economy has peripheral and central areas. Arrighi defines in capitalist history four long centuries: Genoa’s, the Netherlands’, the British, and at last the American hegemony, which is now coming to an end.

The long twentieth century is generally said to have begun in 1870. It was marked by Reconstruction following the American Civil War in the United States, along with the Meiji restoration and the unification of Germany. In this period, we see the beginnings of women’s liberation and the spread of democracy, as well as the commodification of agriculture and the growth of world trade, trends which played out through the rest of the century.

By: smush

smush — Sat, 14 Apr 2007 01:38:26 +0000

“of the Long Twentieth Century”
isnt it called the short 20th Century from 1914 to 1989? or am i confused…

By: madhatterz

madhatterz — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 07:40:24 +0000

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Peace
madhatterz